A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon will set the stage for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, when the National Weather Service in Little Rock is predicting a few more storms to pop up in the Arkadelphia area through Monday.
A Hazardous Weather Outlook notes that a few showers and thunderstorms will remain possible during the daytime hours on Thursday as a front drops to western and southwest sections of the state. This is where the best chances for seeing thunderstorms will be. While a few storms could become strong to briefly severe Thursday, organized and widespread severe weather is not expected.
Chances for showers and thunderstorms will occasionally be in the forecast late this week through early next week. Some areas of heavy rainfall could be seen Sunday and Monday over northern sections of the state. The threat for hazardous weather looks to become low by the middle of next week.
The extended forecast for the Arkadelphia area calls for a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon with a high near 83, followed by a sunny and calm Friday with a high near 80.
Temps will warm Saturday under more clear skies that could give way to showers early Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon calls for a 50% chance of precipitation, growing to 60% that evening.
There’s a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Memorial Day; expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 76. Rain chances fall to 20% that evening, with a low around 57.
Sunny skies will return for the beginning of the next work week.
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